Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Samuel Read, 1763-1806

Here's another post on Culpeper ancestors on my Mom's Read side. The father of William Freeman Read was Samuel Read (my 5th-great-grandfather). He was born in Culpeper, Virginia in 1763, and was the son of John Read and Elizabeth Perkins. John Read was a wealthy landowner in Culpeper County. I will have more on John (and his own father John) in a future post.

Samuel married Juliann (also spelled Julanor and Julaner) Freeman in Culpeper. They had at least the following children:
1. John Read, born 1788
2. Elizabeth Read, born 1790
3. Samuel Read, born 1792, died 1818
4. William Freeman Read, born 3 February 1799, died 19 September 1865 in Barren County, Kentucky
5. Harris Read, born 22 Dec 1801, died in 1852

Revolutionary War Veteran?
I found a Samuel Read on Fold3.com under Captain John Roberts Company, Virginia dated 1 July 1779. He would have been 16 years old.I am not certain at this time if this person is the same as my 5th-great-grandfather.

Culpeper County Tax & Land Records
I found several documents referencing Samuel Read in the Culpeper County Library. The Read family lived in the northern half of Culpeper County. There are many names here connecting the Reads to other land owners in Culpeper, such as Fitzhugh, Fishback, Freeman, Primm, Wigginton, Basye, Yancy and others.

Samuel Read purchased a tract of land in Culpeper County in 1791 in a
three-way transaction from Thomas & Ann Fitzhugh and James Primm:

Pages
246-250. (On margin: Fitzhugh & Wife to Read)

This
indenture made the thirteenth day of December in the year one thousand seven
hundred and ninety one between Thomas Fitzhugh of Stafford County, Gent., &
Ann, his wife of one part, James Primm of said County of the second part &
Samuel Read of Culpeper County of the third part; Witnesseth that Thomas
Fitzhugh and Anne his Wife & James Primm in consideration of the sum of One
hundred & forty six pounds five shillings to them paid by Samuel Read do by
these presents bargain & sell unto Samuel Read his heirs a certain tract of
land lying in County of Culpeper, being part of a large tract lately held by
Thomas Fitzhugh & granted by patent to which parcel of land by a Survey
thereof made by John Wigginton is bounded. Beginning at a red Oak & Spanish
Oak corner to a Lott of land sold by Thomas Fitzhugh to Gerard Freeman in the
line of said patent, thence South fifty five West ten poles to a dead white Oak, corner to Crumm, now John Freeman, thence with his line
North eighty four West two hundred & two poles to an Hickory, corner to
Crumm, now Fishback & said Freeman, thence North eighteen & a half West
ninety poles to a Box Oak, corner to Deatherage (now Fishback), near the Road,
thence North forty three West forty poles at some marked trees said to be in
Fishbacks line, thence with said line North thirteen East 14 poles to a large
Hickory on the Road, corner to Fishback, thence North sixty & a half
degrees West 175 poles to a Stake, corner to said Read, thence with his line
North seventy seven East one hundred poles to two Hickorys & Spanish Oak
saplins corner to said Read, Coones & Gerard Freeman, thence with hundred
& Ninety five acres more or less & is the parcel of land lately in the
occupation of John Whitesides & which the said Thomas Fitzhugh had agreed
to sell & convey to James Primm & which the said Primm has since agreed
to sell to Samuel Read & that a conveyance thereof should be made to him by
Thomas Fitzhugh, together with all houses & hereditaments belonging; To
have & to hold the parcel of land & premises unto Samuel Read his
heirs; And Thomas Fitzhugh & Anne his Wife & their heirs & every
person whatsoever except James Primm & that said James Primm & his
heirs the land & premises unto Samuel Read & his heirs from the claim
of every person shall warrant & forever defend by these presents. In
Witness whereof the parties have hereunto set their hands & affixed their
seals the day & year first written. Sealed & Delivered in the presence of

Andrew Buchanan, Thomas
Fitzhugh

Joseph Basye Anne
Fitzhugh

Elijah Basye James
Primm

This Deed being run of out date, I do hereby acknowledge this ninth day
of October Seventeen Hundred & ninety two. Witness my hand & seal

Witness William Roberts James
Primm

George Doggett, Charles Yancy Junr

William Wigginton

This Deed being run out of date, I do hereby acknowledge it this fourth
day of March on thousand seven hundred & ninety three. Witness my hand
& seal

Sealed & Delivered in the presence of us

William Wigginton Samuel
Gordon Thomas
Fitzhugh

John
Holland Samuel
Fergason

The Commonwealth of Virginia to Thomas Mountjoy, Henry Vowles &
Alexr. Morson, Gentlemen, Justices of Stafford County, Greeting. Whereas (the
Commission for the privy examination of Anne, the Wife of Thomas Fitzhugh); Witness
John Jameson, Clerk of our said Court at the Courthouse the tenth day of May
1792 and in the 16th year of the Commonwealth

John
Jameson

Stafford
County, Sct. Pursuant to the within Dedimus to us directed, we have examined
Mrs. Anne Fitzhugh private & apart from her Husband, she relinquishes her
right of Dower to said tract of land & is willing it should be committed to Record. Given
under our hands & seals this 24th day of July 1792

H.
Vowles

Alexr.
Morson

At a Court held for Culpeper County the 15th day of April
1793

This Indenture of Bargain & Sale from Thomas Fitzhugh & Anne his
Wife & James Primm to Samuel Read was partly proved by Oath of William
Wigginton, one if the witnesses thereto & ordered to be Certifyed, And at a
Court continued & held for the said County the 16th day of April
1793, This said indenture was fully proved as to Primm by the oaths of William
Roberts & Charles Yancy Junr., witnesses thereto, & ordered to be
recorded as to him; And at a Court held for said County the 15th day
of July 1793, This said indenture was further proved as to Fitzhugh by the Oath
of Samuel Gordon another witness thereto & ordered to be Certified; And at
a Court held for said County the 16th day of September 1793, This
said Indenture was fully proved as to Fitzhugh by the Oath of Samuel Fargeson,
another of the witnesses thereto & ordered to be recorded as to him
together with the Commission thereto annexed & Certificate thereon endorsed
is also ordered to be recorded

Teste
John Jameson, Cl Cur.

Pages 371-374. (On margin: Samuel Read to Charles
Huffman)

This Indenture made the 6th day of
Septr. 1793 Between Samuel Read and Julaner his Wife of County of Culpeper of
one part & Charles Huffman of the same County of other part. Witnesseth
that Samuel Read and Julaner his Wife in consideration of the sum of Fifty
pounds current money of Virginia to them in hand paid by Charles Huffman, by
these presents do bargain & sell unto Charles Huffman his heirs a certain
tract of land situate in Parish of Saint Mark in County of Culpeper (being part
of a larger tract that Samuel Read purchased of Thomas Fitzhugh Eqsr.),
containing Twenty acres of land (more or less) and bounded, Beginning at a
Stake corner in a line of the said Charles Huffman which the said Huffman
purchased of Thomas Fitzhugh Esqr. And running thence North 77d East 82 poles
to two small pines standing in the South side of a Road leading to Chesters
Gap, thence with the said Road South 37d East 26 poles to three small pines
standing on the same side of the Road thence South 9 ½ West 48 poles to a red
& box Oaks in the said line of Huffman & from thence to the beginning;
and all profits & emoluments to said land belonging; To have & to hold
the tract of land together with all the appurtenances & premises unto
Charles Huffman his heirs. In Witness whereof the said Samuel Read &
Julaner his Wife have hereunto set their hands & sealed the day & year
first above written

Signed Sealed & Delivered in presence of us

James Jett Samuel
Read

John Wigginton, Alexr. Gordon Julaner
Read

George Bowmer

Received this 7th day of September 1793
from the within names Charles Huffman, the sum of Fifty pounds current money of
Virginia being the consideration within mentioned as witness my hand & seal

Teste James Jett Samuel
Read

The Commonwealth of Virginia to William McClanahan,
John Wigginton & James Jett, Gentlemen, Greeting, Whereas (the Commission
for the privy examination of Julaner, the wife of Samuel Read); Witness John
Jameson Clerk of our said Court at the Courthouse the 7th day of
September 1793, and in the 18th year of the Commonwealth

John
Jameson

In Obedience to the within to us directed, we
personally examined the within named Julaner separate and apart from her
husband concerning her acknowledgement by the said Samuel & together with
the Commission thereto annexed & Certificate thereon endorsed, are ordered
to be recorded

Teste
John Jameson, Cl Cur

Samuel's Estate
Samuel died sometime before 8 February 1806 in Culpeper, Virginia. According to Culpeper County Will Book E:

At a Court held for Culpeper County the 21st day of April
1806

This
Executors Account ordered to be recorded.

pp.131-132. Pursuant to an Order
of Court to us Directed we have proceeded to value the slaves and personal
Estate of Samuel Read decd., a True inventory whereof is hereunto
annexed..(which inventory includes) .. one negro woman Dinah, Jemima; four
cows, furniture, kitchen utensils, one Bible Testament, spelling books…

The within is a true Inventory of
the personal Estate of Saml. Read decd. Given under our hands this Eighth day
of February 1806.

John Spilman, Harman Button,
Martin Fishback

At a Court held for Culpeper
County the 21st day April 1806

This
Inventory of the Estate of Samuel Read decd was returned into Court and ordered
to be recorded.